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Marketing in Maritime Returns for 2021 Due to popular demand the only event dedicated to maritime marketers is back. This year Marketing in Maritime (MiM) takes to the digital stage, perfectly reflecting the evolving landscape that has faced marketers in all sectors over the past year. Building on the first live event in London, 2018, initiated by maritime marketing agency, Wake Media, MiM 2021: Discover Opportunity & Embrace the Change will be held on on 29 June – 1 July 2021. It will explor...

TWO GP surgeries taken over by Great Western Hospital have been ordered to make improvements by the health watchdog. Moredon Medical Centre and Abbey Meads Surgery were taken on by GWH NHS Foundation Trust after the departure of private health company Integral Medical Holdings in 2019. Manchester-based IMH was responsible for huge problems as patients at the five Swindon surgeries it managed struggled to get through on the phones and had trouble making appointments. Inspections at Mored...

‘Serious concerns’ The board is currently assessing a plan for 299 apartments and a 22-bedroom hotel at the Goat Grill pub in Goatstown. The proposal, by publican Charlie Chawke, has been the subject of large numbers of objections, with the council saying it has “serious concerns” over the height and massing of the scheme. In recent days the board approved a 482-apartment development at Golf Lane in Carrickmines which included a 22-storey tower, again despite a recommendatio...

Once you started touring with Parkway you never really stopped. What have you learned from touring over the years, from the sheer number of people you meet? ​“About people? I’ve learned that it’s a big old world, and there’s a lot of ​‘em! I’ve seen the best and the worst of people. There are some really awesome people and there are some who you could classify as evil – you see all the different faces of humanity. Coming from a small town, you only know certain faces. Trave...

ABC Everyday Karen Nisbet has spent the last four years travelling New Zealand with her caravan. ( Print text only Cancel With the trans-Tasman travel bubble now in place, many of us are dreaming of afternoons watching sunsets fall over New Zealands dramatic mountains and lakes.  After a year of lockdowns and isolation, its an appealing prospect. One great way to see the sights without breaking the bank is to rent a campervan, motorhome or caravan. "Its been amazing to see the smaller towns an...

Dyslexia in engineering: taking pride in different thinking A webinar jointly held by RAC Magazine and H&V News has heard from a range of experts and neurodiversity specialists about the benefits of supporting and embracing individuals with dyslexia   “Who is dyslexic? Well quite a lot of people who run very big, very successful companies, and are well respected for what they do. That’s because they work their own way through and are no longer afraid to say they are dyslexic.” “They ar...

RAC and H&V News are proud to be jointly hosting our first Engineered by Dyslexia webinar - an event exploring and embracing different thinking. The

Katie Price, Snoop Dogg and John Cleese sending video messages through Cameo, Thrillz, CelebVM and Memmo  |  Updated: 07:39, 16 February 2021 When the pandemic struck, many in the world of entertainment found their work dry up as theatres shut, live music was called off, public appearances scrapped and production on TV and film ground to a halt. Which left many pondering how to help pay for that lavish lifestyle to which they had become accustomed. Nasty Nick has a nice message for our reader...

Tragically, the answer to all is still probably ‘about average’. Despite the screamingly obvious dangers of even trying to use your phone while at the wheel, it is still frighteningly common in our county. All of us know someone who does it, who has done it, and many of us would have to admit we have done it ourselves at some point: we might say ‘oh yes, but I was only pulling out of the driveway’, or ‘oh yes, but I was only skipping to the next track on my playlist’, but any ...

IT only takes one second to look at a notification ping up on your phone.